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DiSalvo, Vincent Stephen; Steere, James R., III – 1980
To identify the communication activities and problems found in the world of work, the Communication Activity Questionnaire (CAQ) was developed and mailed to 500 recent graduates from professional and preprofessional colleges and departments of a midwestern university. The questionnaire requested the subjects to rate 17 communication activities in…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Graduate Surveys
Hairston, Creasie Finney, Ed. – 1980
Findings are reported of a survey of the University of Tennessee School of Social Work (UTSSW) alumni conducted during 1978, which sought to identify ways to improve the school's graduate program, to strengthen its ability to serve its graduates, and to develop further knowledge in the area of social work manpower. The first paper, "A…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Nelson, Kim; Lewis, John – 1981
The extent to which graduates of Winona State University (WSU) Minnesota, attained their goals after college graduation was investigated, based on a survey mailed to all WSU graduates. Returns were obtained for 4,660 graduates, representing 33 percent of the total group. Survey results suggest the following conclusions: the vast majority of…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Choice, College Graduates, Cultural Activities
Folsom, R. E.; Weber, J. H. – 1976
Two sampling designs were compared for the planned 1978 national longitudinal survey of high school seniors with respect to statistical efficiency and cost. The 1972 survey used a stratified two-stage sample of high schools and seniors within schools. In order to minimize interviewer travel costs, an alternate sampling design was proposed,…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Efficiency
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1979
As part of a longitudinal study of fall 1975 entering students at Hawaii community colleges, this report focuses on the 750 students from that class who graduated during 1977-78. Findings in this report are presented for the community college total and by program for the 436 (58%) who responded to the survey. Approximately 88% of these respondents…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
Moore, R. P.; Shah, B. V. – 1975
The average design effects for statistics estimated from the base-year National Longitudinal Study data are presented. Attempts to partition the effects into those due to stratification, clustering, and unequal weighting are discussed. The expected increases in subpopulation sample sizes due to oversampling are calculated and compared with the…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, High Schools
Lentz, Linda P. – 1980
A study investigated whether changes occurred in women's career success as a result of four years attendance at either a women's or a coeducational college. It is a follow-up to a 1975 study of the career success of entering college women. The 1979 graduates of generally comparable colleges (six women's and nine coeducational) indicated career…
Descriptors: Career Development, Coeducation, Comparative Analysis, Females
Schmidt, B. June – 1980
This study examined the concept that extent of agreement between clerical employees and their respective supervisors on competency importance would relate to satisfactoriness and job satisfaction. Data for competency agreement, satisfactoriness, and job satisfaction were analyzed and interpreted for fifty-five clerical employees who responded to a…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Competence, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
HARMON, LINDSEY R. – 1963
THIS OFFICE OF EDUCATION REPORT, BASED ON 1957-61 FIGURES, CONTAINS DETAILED TABLES OFFERING DATA ON UNDERGRADUATE, MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION, DOCTORAL MINOR AND DISSERTATION FIELDS, PRE-DOCTORAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, AGE AT VARIOUS CAREER STAGES, AND GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN. GIVEN ALSO ARE DATA ON BACCALAUREATE-DOCTORATE TIME…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Educational Background, Graduate Study, Graduate Surveys
O'CONNOR, THOMAS J. – 1965
DATA GATHERED FROM FORMER STUDENTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM PLANNING. AREAS OF FOCUS CAN PROFITABLY INCLUDE STUDIES OF DROPOUT CHARACTERISTICS AND THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENT POPULATIONS, EFFECTIVENESS OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, TRANSFER STUDENT SUCCESS, VALUE OF GENERAL EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Methods
Riccobono, John A.; And Others – 1980
The basic design of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) called for repeated surveys of a statistical sample of the Class of 1972. Each sample member was followed so as to build a historical database that would allow the investigation of the complex developmental paths that occur in the transition years from high…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Lamar, Carl F. – 1980
The Kentucky Placement and Followup System (KPFS) was assessed to determine the effectiveness of the different components, describe the potential usefulness of KPFS, and identify any barriers that had been encountered. A questionnaire was developed by the program director to survey the fourteen vocational education regions in Kentucky to determine…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, Job Placement
Syverson, Peter D. – 1980
A summary of data gathered from the National Research Council's Survey of Earned Doctorates during the academic year 1978-79 is presented. The data were obtained from questionnaire forms filled out by graduates as they completed requirements for their doctoral degrees. Between July 1, 1978 and June 30, 1979 a total of 31,200 research doctorates…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups, Females
Larkin, Paul G. – 1977
A follow-up telephone survey conducted in spring 1977 of 440 students who graduated from Prince George's Community College in career fields in May 1976 produced 382 contacts. Of the 282 (74%) who were employed, 262 (69%) were in a field related to their degree program. Of the remainder, 79 (21%) had transferred to another institution, 11 (3%) were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1973
This supporting statement accompanied the first followup questionnaire for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, when it was submitted for government clearance. The first part of the statement gives the background, uses, and justification of the survey; the largest part describes the plans for the first follow-up…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates
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